Mirror.



BEST AVAILABLE COP No. 760,981. BATBNTED MAY 24, 1904.

MIT. GOLDSMITH.

MIRROR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 11, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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. BEST AVAlLA BLE GOP t -f MARCUS T. GOLDSMITH, OF NEW; YORK, NJ. Y.

MIRROR.

' f srizcmrca'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,95 1, dated May 24, 190a v Application filed March 11 1904.

To 'all whom it mag concern:

. Be it know'nth'at L'MARCUST. GOLDSMITH, a subject ofthe Czar of Russia, and a resident of the city of NewYork, borough of Manhatr tan, in the county and State of ,New York, have invented a new and'Improved Mirror, of which the followingis afull, clear, and exactdescription.

' r The invention relates to handmirrors; and

its object is'to providea new and improved mirror arranged torequlre no special fasteningdevices for thebezel employed, to hold the silvered glass in p ace, and to give the mirror'a very fine appearance.

j The invention consists of novel features and parts andcombinations of the same, as will be more'fully described hereinafter and then pointed outin the claim, V

' A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in'the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference indicate cor responding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a face view of the improvement. Fig; 2 isa cross-section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a face view of the improvement, showing the bezel partly in position; and Fig. 4 is a cross section of the same on the line t 4 of Fig. 3.

1 'In hand-mirrors as heretofore constructed and having a frame formed with a back and a rim rising integrallyfrom the back it has been customary to fasten the reflecting-glass in position by a split bezel, having fastening devices for securing the bezel in position on the rim. It is evident that the bezel has to be larger in diameter than the reflecting-glass to reach under the annular flange extending integrallyfrom the top of the rim downwardly on the inside of the rim, so that. the bezel abuts against the under side of this flange and rests on the top of the usually-beveled edge of the reflecting-glass. Now in order to place such a bezel in position undera flange less in diameter than the bezel itself it was necessary to split the bezel to allow the operator to move the ends of the bezel inward past each other to reduce thediameter of the bezel sufliciently for the workman to spring the bezel in posi- 5 tion under the flange and on top of the bev- Serial No. 197 .63 0. (No model.

eled edge of the reflecting-glass. 4 Now when 1 this had been done the bezel was opened to its full diameter until the split ends abutted,

and in order to hold the opened-up bezel in position an arm wasemployed on one of the and its arm rendered the mirror very un-.

sightly. With my improvement, presently to be described. in detail, a bezel of unbroken continuity is employed and placed in position and held therein without any arm or similar fastening devices whatever.

The frame A of a mirror, made of cast metalsuch as silver, britanniametal, and the likeconsists, essentially, ofaback A, from which rises an annular rim A provided at'its top with an inwardly and downwardlyturned annular flange A, as plainly illustrated in the drawings. A handle A also extends from the rim A to enable the user to conveniently manipulate the mirror for its legitimate .purpose. The silvered glass or other reflectingbody B isof a diameter somewhat lessthan the diameter of the annular flange A to al-' low of placing the reflecting-body B in position in the rim, preferably with its silvered back resting on a suitable lining (J, of paper.

or other flexible material.

, A bezel D of unbroken continuitythat is, in the shape of a ring and made of a flexible materialis engaged with the beveled edge B' of.

the reflecting-body B and is extended under the lower edge of the flange A for the bezel to abut with its outer edge against theinne'r surface of the rim A, as plainly shown in' Fig. 2. In order to place the bezel in this position, the operator after the reflecting-body B is in position slightly bends the bezel, so as to allow of readily working the bezel gradually under the lower edge of the flange A until the portion D of the bezel extends-quite a distance upward above the top of the flange A and the reflee m'aal. 3 ;,1as plainly indicated in Figs. 5?.

eration h the operator usesa Liort wooden stick or the top of the raised g,:--. .+;h1,-1.lly work this portion the like, portion, so

1 this stage of the op D under the flange A it being understood that the flexible end of the bezel permits such manipulating of the bezel by the workman, until the bezel is finally sprung under the flange A and firmly rests all around on the beveled edge B of the reflecting-body B.

The outer edge of the bezel D abuts against the inner surface of the rim A and consequently the bezel cannot accidentally pass out of position. especially as the flexible back or lining G has a tendency to press the reflecting-body B forwardly to insure a firm contact of the bezel with the beveled edge B of the reflecting-body and with the lower edge of the annular flange A By the arrangement described no special fastening meanswhatever are employed for placing and holding the bezel in position, and by having the bezel presenting an unbroken continuity on the face of the mirror it is evi- 4 BEST AVAILABLE COP,

dent that the appearance thereof is not impaired, but, on the contrary, greatly enhanced.

Havingthus described my invention,1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A mirror having a frame formed with a back and an annular rim rising integrally from the back, the latter having an integral, inwardly and downwardly extending continuous flange, a reflecting-body in the said frame, of less diameter than the said flange, and a bezel of unbroken continuity, engaging the said reflecting-body at its edge and extending outwardly under the said flange, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARCUS T. GOLDSMITH. Witnesses:

Tmco. G. HOSTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

